Liftech conceived a new crane concept, the Balance Crane, for unloading containers from large vessels and developed the design in collaboration with crane manufacturer ZPMC, Shanghai, China. The Balance Crane has reduced wheel loads and tie-down loads compared to a standard ship-to-shore container crane but functions similarly. The boom is continuous from the landside legs to the boom tip. The…
Tag: Crane Projects
Port Everglades Low Profile Crane Procurement, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Port Everglades (PED) serves vessels up to 22 containers across and 8 high on deck at their Southport terminal with three new 65-LT capacity low profile STS cranes procured from ZPMC China with help from the Liftech team, also including McKay International Engineers, Leader Firm International, and Liftech Shanghai Limited. At the time of construction, these were the three largest low…
ZPMC Crane Raise and Boom Extension, Modern Terminals Limited, Hong Kong
Modern Terminals Limited planned to increase the lift height of four 2005 ZPMC STS container cranes from 42.5 m to 48 m. They planned to increase the booms of three cranes from an outreach of 62.5 m to 65 m, and one crane from 62.5 m to 63 m. This work is to accommodate larger vessels calling at their terminal…
Noell Crane Raise and Boom Extension, Modern Terminals Limited, Hong Kong
Modern Terminals Limited planned to increase the lift height of six 2005 Noell STS cranes from 44 m to 50 m. They planned to increase the lift height of another two 2005 Noell STS cranes from 41 m to 48 m and extend the booms from an outreach of 61 m to 65 m. This work is to accommodate larger…
Truss Boom Crane Design
The client operates terminals at a port in southern China and wanted to procure five new super post-Panamax cranes for a terminal with limited wheel load and tie-down load capacity. ZPMC proposed a truss boom and girder design to reduce wheel loads and tie-down loads. Liftech assisted the client by participating in the conceptualization and design of the upper works structure…
Sydney Low Profile Crane Procurement
Liftech assisted Sydney International Container Terminals Pty Ltd with structural design and review of four post-Panamax ZPMC low profile shuttle boom cranes for their new container terminal across from an airport in Sydney, Australia.
Bigge Heavy Lift Cranes
Bigge Power Constructors has built large capacity derrick cranes intended for large scale modular construction of nuclear power plants. Each crane rolls on a circular track. This particular application required a capacity of 4,000 short tons at a radius of 240 feet from the center of rotation, 836 short tons at 640 feet, and 500 short tons at 790 feet.
FastNet
Liftech participated with APM Terminals to conceptualize and design FastNet, a crane technology that enables STS gantry cranes to work adjacent, instead of alternate, bays of a large container ship. APMT estimates that FastNet can deliver berth productivity of 450 moves an hour.
Goliath Crane Repair, Upgrade, and Replacement Study
The owner of a 42-year-old goliath gantry crane planned to improve its functionality and reliability to perform specialized lifts over the next decade. Liftech and McKay International Engineers assessed the existing structural, electrical, and mechanical systems. The structure was reviewed for increased hook loads and current hurricane and seismic design loads.
SSA Marine ZPMC Crane Raise, Port of Oakland, California
Port of Oakland tenant SSA Marine increased the lift height of four 1999 Port of Oakland ZPMC STS cranes by 26 feet to accommodate the larger vessels calling at the port.